Dodgers @ Giants
August 5, 1978

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 2 5 0
Giants 0 8 1
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Dodgers 2 5 0
Giants 0 8 1

Willie McCovey Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .224
OBP .000 .295
At Bats 3 294
Hits 0 66
• Singles 0 37
• Doubles 0 16
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 11
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 57

Bob Welch Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 0 3
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Candlestick Park - August 5, 1978
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Out
Bob Welch
Johnny Oates
Steve Garvey
Davey Lopes
Ron Cey
Bill Russell
Dusty Baker
Rick Monday
Reggie Smith
Willie McCovey
Count:  - , 0 Outs
Count:  - , 1 Out

McCovey hits a popup towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Monday hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Baker hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Evans hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Andrews for the double play.
Bottom 8 Dwyer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Andrews takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Garvey hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Cey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 8 Smith is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Russell hits a line drive to left field. Whitfield throws towards third. Evans fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Evans. Oates scores. Russell moves to third.
Top 8 Lopes hits a popup in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Welch bunts towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out. Oates moves to second.
Top 8 Oates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Halicki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cey fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Hill hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Metzger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Herndon is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Monday strikes out.
Top 7 Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hill settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Garvey hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitfield hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Evans. The throw from Oates and he is out, Lopes applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Evans hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Cey hits a fly ball into center field. Herndon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Russell moves to third.
Top 6 Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Whitfield. Russell reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Rob Andrews now playing second base. Lopes strikes out.
Bottom 5 Dwyer hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Madlock hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Halicki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hill strikes out.
Top 5 Welch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Oates hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Monday takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Metzger hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Herndon hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McCovey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Garvey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCovey for the out.
Top 4 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Evans fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Cey hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Smith strikes out.
Bottom 3 Evans hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Dwyer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Dwyer reaches second base with a double. Halicki moves to third.
Bottom 3 Madlock hits a popup, foul, towards first. Garvey settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Halicki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lopes hits a fly ball into left field. Whitfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Welch hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Oates hits a popup towards short. Metzger settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Metzger hits a line drive towards first. Garvey catches it and steps on first to double up Whitfield.
Bottom 2 Herndon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Oates settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Welch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Monday hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Dwyer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cey moves to third.
Top 2 Garvey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cey moves to second.
Top 2 Cey takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 McCovey hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Evans hits a line drive into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Dwyer hits a fly ball into left field. Baker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Madlock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lopes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Smith strikes out.
Top 1 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCovey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out.
Top 1 Lopes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Metzger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.